Be my Valentine, Coz I am Real!

Be my Valentine, Coz I am Real!

Have you ever bit into a strawberry and had an epiphany of “Ohh! This is love !!”. Or, looked at someone you love and think, “Ohhhh, caramel?!”. No! Because that is not really how love works. So, I have decided to rebrand Valentine to the real, authentic and multi-dimensional… atleast in the foods we use to represent and celebrate love. Today, I bring you the first idea, a tease of a dish…

I present to you Blue CheeseCake topped with Honey and Sage Roasted Grapes.

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Mango No-Bake {Mexican} Cheesecake
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Mango No-Bake {Mexican} Cheesecake

Years ago, when I lived in the UES, I would hike a mile North every so often to stock up on fresh corn tortillas, avocados (I was not a prolific eater of it then!), mangoes, and the CHILLIES! Since I moved out, I have been .. well.. rather cheating on the cuisine, tagging every taco I made as it, every chill-chocolate rub as dry mole. 

Anyway, now I have seen the light. Amongst all the amazing things I discovered in the span of a patient 30 minutes were.....

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Jiggle Happy!
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Jiggle Happy!

Today's post is prompted by a saying on a tee that one of the staff is wearing today at the place where I work for free and pay for over-priced coffee (ok, really wifi-priced coffee) 

"Sorry, I am Different" it says.

So, I told her "Don't be!" and she laughed sheepishly. Why?!

I have always known I was different. I couldn't quite describe how or why but growing up in India, I just felt like deer caught in headlights all the time. ...

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